Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18099 |
Newsletter | 46,2 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 24806 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.5 x 2.0 x 1.0 |
Weight (g) | 10.12 |
Original Classification | L6 Chondrite |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 26;Ferrosilite (mol%): 22 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
A | |
Macroscopic Description - Cecilia Satterwhite | |
50% of exterior is black/brown fusion crust with yellow brown areas exposed and a few weathered inclusions/chondrules visible. The interior is yellow gray with heavy oxidation and metal; some mm-sized weathered inclusion/chondrules are visible. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |